Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1887-05-21
LOCALS IN MINION.

"Marcoretti, or the Brigands
Sacrifice" given at Ravenscrafts Opera
House Wednesday evening, was one of the
most successful amateur dramatic entertain
ments offered to a Frostburg audience for
long time. The costumes were rich and
graceful, the scenery appropriate and
picturesque, the music excellent and the act
ing fully upto the standard Of amateur per-
Torrance. Below is given the complete cast
Of characters
Mnarcorettii A Prescribed Italian No
Count Pippipoppy, Captain of
Musketeers. ................R. G. Colborn
Prince Orsino, Governor of
Rome; ;....;..... $3.50. Clayton Purnell
Count Albert, his nephew Lamar Patterson
Father Anselmo, A Franciscan
Monk. ......... ......... Ernest McCulloh
jerome, Lieutenant of
Brigands. :............F Frank n. Porter
Nicolo, the Traitor. ......... Harry Walker
S Ss$RS A %S SS1'!
Angela the Barons
Daughter. Miss May McCulloh
Marchioness de Sampietri, niece to the
Governor of Rome. Miss Bessie McCulloh.
The Minuet near the commencement of the
second act was one of the most attractive feat
urcs of the evenings entertainment, and was
| rendered by the following ladies and gentle.
men Misses jamie Stewart, Fannie WaCk BeS-
sic McCuloh, Annie Keller, Mamie McCulloh,
| May McCulloh, Bessie Berkey and Mrs.
Howard Hitchins; Messrs. F. S. Dickens,
| Ernest McCulloh, Harry Walker, Lamar
Patterson, John Stewart, George J. Conner,
Nicholas Hooking and r. G. Colborn. This
old-fashioned dance, always stately and grace.
full, was rendered especially impressive by
| the handsome costumes representing the
| mode of Italian court dress in vogue during
| the last halfof the seventeenth century. The
"Brigands' chorus and dance at the opening
| OF the third act was also 4 pleasing feature of
| the occasion. The last act closed with fine
| tableau, the effect Of which was heightened
| by the picturesque scenery in the background.
! The closing feature given after the play was
| another tableau, The Star Spangled Ban
ner,' representing our army and navy
| guarding the Goddess of Liberty. The house
was well filled and the receipts very salts
| factory. Besides the attendance of our own
| people quite a large number from Cumbcr-
| land were present. Company D furnished
| detail of handsome men for service, and the
| independent cornet band rendered some STIR
| ring airs. Mrs. w. McCulloh, c. +. Nickel,
John Miller and Frank Schaub occupied the
orchestra with great success. The overture
from ERA Diavolo' was a noteworthy per-
| formanCe.
| The Independent conIet band will open a
fair this evening in Ravenscraft's Opera
House and continue it during next week. A
number of organizations and visitors from
abroad will patronize it.
| The festival given by the Ladies' Parsonage
Aid Society Of the NJ. f. Church, South, this
and Monday evenings, promises to be fine
affair, and will no doubt be largely patronized.
| The 1.-TWO Orphans will be given next
Tuesday evening, May a, in Ravenscraft's
| Opera House by the Frostburg Dramatic
Company. most superior rendition is
promised, and we appeal for a full house.
Brevities.-In lieu of news item on pro-
posed Improvements notice d. G. Percys
advertisement.
Wednesday evening there was large as
semblage at Ravenscratt's Opera House until
q few minutes past II o'clock. People re-
siding on streets crossing Main observed the
lights extinguishcd, the leration going by
rOte from the centre to the circumference OF
the town. This is not as it should be- On
nights when it is known that a large number
of people are away from home the lamps
should be permitted to burn a reasonable
length of time longer. And on any night the
lamps on the outskirts should be extinguish.
&c, first, leaving those i'll the central portion tC
burn until reached from the outside This is
one Of the things that people pay high taxes
for. To be extra-punctual on special oc,
generally, is to divert the taxes where they
are not needed.
Montgomery Mcmillan was released on
bail Thursday in thesum of $1,000.
Excursii II to Misunderstanding
the great military cncampmcnt and COM
pctitive drill, to be held at Washington, May
23d to ;Dth, lie Baltimore and Ohio railroad
VIII sell excursion tickets to Washington from
all stations Oh lis lines cast of and including
Parkershurg, Wheeling and Pittsburgh. Ex-
cursi' ticket viii be sold Tor all trains every
day f!Cm May DIST to 3ttji, Inclusive, and
will be good for retUrA pas5ogy umtil June Is,
inclusive.
Oh en- r& NCI nal School.-The Frost
burg noIl"&l will olan Monday next, May
I'D, al.,} continue uI.til jhe fast c, un'y Y
a in ,'ion lie principal :iates that III, re
than lie, at; al.l:t:'I! 81. assignment OF
l',.;' .'!.~ =" ,tt,.: ;',..ii first day. and
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